Chester Cricket and His Friends: The Cricket in Times Square (Series #1) (CD-Audio)

from dms02

Good early read aloud. Yet another book where I cried at the end and my 5 year old consoled me. I am a sap!The book had some slow parts but picked up mind-way through and I loved the ending. It was an enjoyable book for both the parent reader and the child listener. There were some plot twists th...

from bbellthom

This is the wonderful book that was a runner-up to the Newbery Medal in 1961. Chester a cricket accidently ends up in a picnic basket and is transported to the subway of New York City. The cricket lives in a newsstand and becomes a pet to owner's son. Here he meets a cat and a mouse and all three...

from sgrame

Chester Cricket, lured by the smell of liverwurst, is accidentally trapped inside a picnic basket on a lovely day in Connecticut. After a long train ride, he escapes in Grand Central Station, and meets up with Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat who show him the ropes as he gets used to his new home. He i...

from dysmonia

This was one of my favorite "chapter" books when I was growing up. It's an adorable tale about a cat and a mouse who become friends (if I remember correctly -- I'm getting old, which means both that it's been a long time since I've read it, and that my memory is failing).

from dysmonia

This was one of my favorite "chapter" books when I was growing up. It's an adorable tale about a cat and a mouse who become friends (if I remember correctly -- I'm getting old, which means both that it's been a long time since I've read it, and that my memory is failing).